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Nelly boys are said to be ‘flaunting’ their sexuality, just by swishing or lisping. They are told to keep it to themselves, even though the ‘it’ in question is their relation to their own bodes. Butch men, meanwhile, can swagger aggressively without being accused of flaunting anything.
— Michael Warner, Publics and Counterpublics, 2002.